About this episode

Cindy and Dawn discuss living math education with Denise Gaskins, focusing on her new book and its application of Charlotte Mason's principles.

Today on The New Mason Jar Podcast, Cindy and Dawn chat with returning guest Denise Gaskins, veteran homeschool mother of 5, math coach, and author about her new book Charlotte Mason's Living Math Why did Denise finally write this book? How Denise applied Charlotte's principles to teaching mathematics Why this book includes paintings, puzzles and discussion prompts What kind of accuracy is the most important in a deep understanding of mathematics? How can we discern if a child is understanding concepts versus just parroting back information? Does Denise recommend a specific math curriculum that works with this living approach? What is an example of what a living math lesson might sound like? How can we use art in teaching math? What does Denise think is the key idea of a Charlotte Mason math education? For the full show notes on this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/144 .

People in this episode

Host: Cindy Rollins

Guest: Denise Gaskins

Topics covered

• Charlotte Mason
• homeschooling
• mathematics
• living math
• education

Keywords

• Charlotte Mason
• living math
• homeschooling
• math curriculum
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Charlotte Mason's Living Math

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